[WeJustRead] Birmingham Updates founder jailed after gaslighting, control and ‘web of lies’ campaign exposed – B31 Voices

[WeJustRead]

Luke Addis was branded a “manipulative, controlling, practiced and polished liar” by a judge after he was sent to jail immediately for crimes against his ex-partner.

The 36-year-old, who set up Birmingham Updates but resigned in 2019, pleaded guilty to forcible control and actual bodily harm earlier this year and was jailed for three-and-a-half years at Worcester Crown Court yesterday (October 23). . Deeming his offenses too serious for a suspended sentence, Judge Jackson said he had caused “very serious distress and distress” and said Addis had no “realistic prospect of rehabilitation”.

Read the full article on Birmingham Live

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